Thursday, 27 March 2014

So today I did a painting demo and talk at Ballakermeen High school, and though I had a great time, I must admit I've been burning the candle at both ends a bit lately, so I've been dreaming of bed all day.

Monday, 24 March 2014

do you ever work hard at something for any length of time and achieve your goal, and then immediately feel a little empty inside, like there is a cloud hanging over the achievement, I do and I don't know why.

Friday, 21 March 2014

79. Negative peopleDigital10.5cm x 10.3cmI think whenever you undertake any kind of endeavour (creative or otherwise) you always run into people who tell you can't do it or it's too hard, I mostly ignore them, but this is how I see them.

Thursday, 20 March 2014

So I did a painting Demo at Castle Rushen High School today, this was good as this was my old high school, so I wanted to do a painting based on some of my experiences as a high school student, though there were many classes I enjoyed, there were a few that bored me to death, I used to day dream that I was so bored my face would melt off. Also I felt old today as I worked out that it has been 18 years since I graduated high school :(

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

I have done versions of this idea before, as drawings and paintings, but it never quite felt right, I think this montage way of working seems to be (in my opinion) the best version of the idea, don't get me wrong the other techniques had nice qualities to bring to the theme, but this is the closest to how the idea looks in my head.

Thursday, 13 March 2014

So today i did a painting demo at St. Ninian's high school, I haven't shaved in awhile so i was worried that students would rip it out of my ginger beard, so i thought of this image, i think it went down very well.

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

It's been a long time (10 Years) since I last did any print making and so when the opportunity arose, i jumped at the chance I plan to do some more print making as the project progresses. there is something I really like about the quality of line you get with etching.I'd like to say a big thank you to Claire Pullinger, our print making lecturer at the Isle of Man college and her Friday morning Print class for letting me gate crash.

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

for my first exhibition (quite a few years ago now) I did a painting called dying, it proved extremely popular, one of the wonderful people who buy my work has never forgiven me for selling it, so I have been requested to create a similar image.. so Happy birthday Julie James, I know it's not the same as the image you like but it is in the same vein. :)

Island of Culture upcoming events:

Island of Culture 2014

An Image a day... for a year

The goal of this ambitious project is to produce one artwork a day for the entirety of 2014 and present each artwork here for all to see everyday.

The project will test the limits of my own creativity and the boundaries of inspiration, but that is what makes it both challenging and exciting. What I think interests me the most is the possibility of working with new mediums and techniques. For the past few years I've been working largely with traditional mediums such as paint, as my work has to be exhibited in a physical space. what is interesting about working for an online blog is that the artworks don't have to be physical, I'm very much looking forward to exploring digital and photographic techniques as well as my tried and tested traditional techniques such as paint and pencil.

Of course 2014 is the year of culture here on the Isle of Man and I'm extremely grateful to both the Isle of Man arts council and the Island of Culture for supporting this project.

Juan Moore

I'm a practicing illustrator/ painter/ image maker and animator currently based on the Isle of Man. I've done numerous publishing projects and exhibitions across the world, In 2013 I graduated from Bournemouth's NCCA with a distinction grade MA in 3D computer animation, prior to that I graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2006 with a first class BA honours degree in illustration, unless otherwise stated all images are copyright Juan Moore.